Used skate shoes in Edmonton typically sell for C$28 to C$105 (about $20 to $74). Skate shoes are bought by two different people — skaters who want to skate them, and everyone else who wants the look — and the ollie patch tells each of them what they need to know.
Selling skate shoes in Edmonton
Edmonton has some of the coldest winters of any major North American city and an economy built on energy and services. Serious winter clothing is a necessity rather than a seasonal purchase, and indoor hobbies and equipment have a correspondingly deep market.
Energy employment drives the larger cycle and the university adds an academic one. Anything for the outdoors moves in a short, intense summer window and then vanishes for the rest of the year.
Driving is easy and parking is plentiful, so collection is simple whenever the weather allows. For several months a year it does not, and both sides are usually glad of a garage or an underground car park.
Ask whether the item spent winters somewhere heated. Extreme cold is hard on plastics, batteries and adhesives, and the damage does not show until something is put under load.
Handing it over in Edmonton
Winter clothing and sports equipment move from October, and the spring thaw brings the strongest few weeks for furniture, bikes and garden items.
What skate shoes are worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised skate brands with a following
- Vulcanised soles with tread remaining
What pulls it down
- Separated vulcanised soles
- Fashion copies of skate silhouettes
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the ollie patch area on the outer side
- Photograph the soles and both outer sides
Getting it ready
- Check the ollie patch area on the outer side of the toe for wear or a hole, which is where skate shoes fail first.
- Look at the sole for the cupsole or vulcanised construction and check for separation at the toe.
Photograph
- Both soles, showing tread and any separation
- The inside size label, the tongue branding, and any hole, scuff or sole gap
Put in the description
- Construction — vulcanised or cupsole — and the upper material
- Whether the box, spare laces or inserts are included
Brand and model, then colourway: “Vans Old Skool Skate Shoes, UK 9, Black White” or “Nike SB Dunk Low, EU 43”. Colourway names are how this market searches, so use the official one if you know it. Say deadstock only if they are genuinely unworn.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Alberta)
Common questions
Where can I sell skate shoes in Edmonton?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Driving is easy and parking is plentiful, so collection is simple whenever the weather allows. For several months a year it does not, and both sides are usually glad of a garage or an underground car park.
Are they deadstock?
Only say yes if they have never been worn outdoors and you still have the box. It is a term with a precise meaning in this market and misusing it ends the sale.
How much are skate shoes worth in Edmonton?
Most used skate shoes change hands for C$28 to C$105 (about $20 to $74). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling skate shoes across Canada, what skate shoes are worth, everything second hand in Edmonton, or Shoes & Footwear in Edmonton.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.